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Apple iPhone 5 possible Late June 2011 Release Date?

Apple iPhone 5 looks set for Release late June 2011 or early July.But it is not certain as yet and we await an announcement from Apple regarding actual iPhone 5 release dates with baited breath!

System Security in the Networked Library

Are your library systems secure? If your answer is “yes,” drop everything and read this issue now! Ask any computer security experts: they will tell you there is no such thing as a totally secure networked system. If your answer is “no,” this issue will clarify the problems of security, suggest some approaches to them, [...]

The Educators’ Lean and Mean No FAT Guide to Fair Use

You can’t afford to ignore the law, but neither can you afford to overlook the needs of your students. The good news for educators heading into a new millennium is that abiding by–and helping to shape–fair use copyright principles and guidelines is really not that difficult. For help, read on. Is it legal for students [...]

Connecting and Sharing: the Emerging Role of Z39.50 in Library Networks

1. Introduction While everyone has heard about Z39.50, there is still a lot of uncertainty about its relevance to the library community. “It

The Gray Market as a Growth Tool for Small High Technology Firms: A Conceptual Framework

Gray market activity has received much attention in academic journals, trade publications, and popular periodicals.

ROLE OF LIBRARIES IN ERADICATING ILLITERACY IN BANGLADESH, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE SITUATION IN THE SAARC COUNTRIES

INTRODUCTION Illiteracy is a universal problem, and even Europe and America arc not free from this scourge. Illiteracy is not a problem peculiar to South Asia. It is estimated that in 1995 there were 885.1 millions of illiterate people in the world.1 In the 25th September 1989 issue of Newsweek, an article titled “When Europeans [...]

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF BANGLADESH – AT A GLANCE

1. Some useful Information a) Mailing address: Directorate of Archives and Libraries The National Library of Bangladesh 32,Justice S.M.Murshed Sarani Agargaon, Sher-e-BangIa Nagar Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. Phone: 9129992,9112733.913S053 Tele- Fax: 880-2-9118704 e-mail : nab@accesstel.net b) Self-Identity at the main entrance of Library in writing is compulsory, c) Library Timings:- Saturday to Wednesday : 9 A.M to [...]

Library Organization, Management and Administration

This study delineates subtle distinctions in organization, management and administration which may be equally important for organizers, managers and administrators of all types of institutions and enterprises- either academic, business, industrial or learned, and the study may be useful and applicable not only to library and information science, but also to management. public administration, finance, [...]

Marketing of Information Services:A Conceptual Framework

Introduction Before 1970, the concept of marketing was restricted almost exclusively to organizations supplying products rather than services. Although the idea of applying marketing principles to library activity was realized by Dr. S. R. Ranganathan in 1930s himself and on the basis of which the Five Laws of Library Science were formulated by him. Over [...]

Using Electronic Medical Records To Improve Patient Care: The St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Case

BY Mark N. Frolick Xavier University mark@frolick.net Abstract Information technology is proving to be a vital element in the administration of healthcare. Specifically, most healthcare institutions in the United States are adopting information systems that provide more accurate and timely information regarding patient care. This paper explores the implementation of an electronic medical record system [...]